Life span: 08/05/1821 to 01/05/1879TabsLife SummaryFull name: James Bedell McKeanPlace of Birth: Rensselaer County, NYBurial Place: Salt Lake City, UTBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Siblings: 1No. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 1Family: Andrew McKean (father), Catherine Bedell McKean (mother), Katherine Hay (wife) Occupation: PoliticianMilitaryDiplomatAttorney or JudgeEducatorRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: RepublicanGovernment: Lincoln Administration (1861-65)Grant Administration (1869-77)DiplomatUS House of RepresentativesState supreme courtState judgeOther state governmentLocal governmentMilitary: Union Army Events Major TopicsThirty-Seventh Congress of the United States Documents Images James Bedell McKean, circa 1860 James Bedell McKean, circa 1860, detail Bibliography